Art. I-1. MEETINGS. The bar examining
committee shall hold regular meetings to determine and announce the
results of the bar examinations. Special meetings may be held upon
reasonable notice at such time and place to be fixed by the
chairperson. In the absence of the chairperson or in the event of
his or her inability to act, the time and place of any meeting may
be set by the administrative director or by any three members.

Art. I-2. OFFICERS. The officers shall be a
chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer.
They shall be elected at the first
regular meeting in the calendar year and shall hold office for three
years and until their successors shall be elected. No person shall
serve as an officer for more than twelve years. Each officer shall perform the
duties customarily incident to the office.

Art. I-3.
EXAMINATIONS COMMITTEE. There shall be an
examinations committee for each examination, to be appointed by the
committee at the regular meeting next preceding each examination,
who shall have the duty, power and authority to provide for the
examination of candidates and superintend the examination.

Art. I-4.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NON-STANDARD TESTING.

(a) There shall be a
subcommittee on non-standard testing for each examination, which
shall have the power to act for the committee, to be appointed by
the chair, which subcommittee shall have the duty, power and
authority to consider and act upon all petitions for non-standard
testing and to determine the terms and conditions upon which
non-standard testing will be provided to applicants.

(b) Petitions for
non-standard testing shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the
committee and shall be filed, together with such attachments as the
committee may require, with the administrative director on or before
the filing deadline for applications for admission to the bar. The
subcommittee may, in its discretion, hold a hearing on such
petitions. The committee shall notify the applicant of its decision
in writing.

Art. I-5. OTHER
COMMITTEES. The chairperson
may appoint from time to time such other subcommittees as he or she
may deem desirable and, subject to the action of the committee,
assign their duties and functions.

(A). Those law
schools approved or provisionally approved by the American Bar
Association at the time the applicant receives his or her law
degree.

(B) Those law
schools approved by the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee in
accordance with the following requirements and with such policies
and procedures from time-to-time established by said Committee. In
determining whether a law school should be approved by the Committee
under this subparagraph, the Committee shall consider the
following standards, requirements and criteria:

(i) Whether the law
school seeking the approval of the Committee pursuant to this
subparagraph shall have previously sought the approval of the
American Bar Association, and if said approval has been denied or
otherwise withheld, the reasons stated by the American Bar
Association therefor.

(ii) Whether the
law school is licensed and approved by the state authority
authorized by law to license and approve educational institutions
within a state and to confer upon the law school the power and
authority to grant a bachelor of laws, a juris doctor or other
equivalent degrees within the state in which such law school is
located.

(iii) Whether the
law school offers within its curriculum suitable courses in all of
the subjects set forth in Article V-1 hereof.

(iv) Whether the
law school offers within its curriculum as a mandatory requirement
suitable courses in legal ethics and professional responsibility
sufficient to enable students to comply with Article IV hereof.

(v) Whether the law
school offers suitable courses and training as a mandatory
requirement in legal skills, including, but not limited to, drafting
of legal instruments, pleadings, briefs and other legal documents,
and further, whether the curriculum contains a mandatory requirement
of courses and instruction in the law of civil and criminal
procedure and the law of evidence.

(vi) Whether and to
what extent the law school makes faculty appointments for each
academic year open to active, scholarly legal practitioners as
adjunct faculty without discrimination against such persons.

(vii) The law
school shall also furnish to the Committee appropriate statistical
data concerning the passing percentages of its graduates taking
the bar examination in the jurisdiction in which the law school is
located or in any other jurisdiction in which its graduates are
permitted to take the bar examination, said data to include the
three immediately preceding years.

(viii) The law
school shall also furnish to the Committee for its consideration
information on such other matters as the Committee shall deem as
bearing upon the ability of the law school to educate and prepare
competent lawyers for admission to the Connecticut bar.

(ix) The Committee
will consider only such applications made by law schools seeking
approval as hereinabove set forth. The Committee will not consider
applications for such approval on behalf of individual bar
applicants. The Committee will specify the manner and form of an
application to be filed by the law school, and the law school by
the filing of such application shall be deemed by the Committee to
have agreed to reimburse the Committee for all reasonable and
necessary expenses of the Committee in considering and acting upon
such application.

(x) No law school
shall be approved if that law school discriminates against any
applicant for admission or any applicant for a faculty position
based upon race, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference, country
of origin or disability.

Art. II-2. All
applicants must receive a Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree from an approved law school not
less than seven (7) days prior to the date of the examination for
which the applicant has filed his or her application and proof of
receipt of that degree must be received in the Office of the
Administrative Director not less than seven (7) days prior to said
examination.

Art. II-3. An applicant who has studied in a foreign country may qualify to apply for admission by submitting to the Committee satisfactory proof of the legal education required by all subsections of this article.

(A) The applicant shall show successful completion of the educational requirements for admission to the practice of law in a country other than the United States by:

(i) successful completion of a period of study in a law school or schools each of which, throughout the period of the applicant’s study therein, was approved by the government or an authorized accrediting body in such country, or of a political subdivision thereof, to award a first degree in law as evidenced by the report in (C)(i) of this article.

(ii) said program of study must be substantially equivalent in duration to the legal education provided by an American Bar Association approved law school in the United States.

(B) The applicant shall show successful completion of an LL.M. degree program at an American Bar Association or Committee approved law school in the United States meeting the following requirements:

(i) The program shall consist of a minimum of 24 credit hours (or the equivalent there of, if the law school is on an academic schedule other than a conventional semester system) which, except as otherwise permitted herein, shall be in classroom courses at the law school in substantive and procedural law and professional skills;

(ii) all coursework for the program shall be completed at the campus of an approved law school in the United States, except as otherwise expressly permitted in this section;

(iii) The program completed by the applicant shall include:

(a) a minimum of two credit hours in a course or courses in professional responsibility;

(b) a minimum of two credit hours in legal research, writing and analysis, which may not be satisfied by a research and writing requirement in a substantive law course;

(c) a minimum of two credit hours in American legal studies, the American legal system or a similar course designed to introduce students to distinctive aspects and/or fundamental principles of United States law, which may be satisfied by a course in United States constitutional law or Federal or state civil procedure; credit earned in such course in excess of the required two credit hours may be applied in satisfaction of the requirements set forth in subsection (B)(iii)(d); and

(d) a minimum of six credit hours in other courses that principally focus on subject matter tested on the Connecticut bar examination as set forth in Article V-4.

(e) The program completed by the applicant may include a maximum of four credit hours in clinical courses or externships, provided that the time and effort required and anticipated educational benefit are commensurate with the credit rewarded and

(1) the clinical course or externship includes a classroom instructional component in order to ensure contemporaneous discussion, review and evaluation of the clinical experience or externship; or

(2) the clinical work or externship is done under the direct supervision of a member of the law school faculty.

(C) Petitions for determination on foreign education shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the Committee and shall be filed, together with such attachments as the Committee may require, with the administrative director. An applicant must receive approval of his or her petition for determination on foreign education prior to filing an application for admission by examination, an application for admission by UBE score transfer, or an application for admission without examination. Applicants wishing to apply for admission by examination shall file a complete petition for determination on foreign education no later than 01 March for a July examination and no later than 01 October for a February examination. Incomplete petitions will not be considered. To be considered complete, a petition for determination on foreign education must be filed together with the following documentation:

(i) A course by course education evaluation report acceptable to the Committee for every foreign law school attended;

(ii) Official, final transcripts from all foreign undergraduate and foreign law schools attended;

(iii) Copies of all diplomas or degree certificates from all foreign undergraduate and foreign law schools;

(iv) Official transcript from the law school at which the applicant is currently enrolled in an LL.M. program or a statement from the applicant indicating that he or she is not currently enrolled in such a program; and

(v) The fee prescribed by Article X-14. Applicants who receive approval of their petition for determination on foreign education may apply for admission by examination, admission by UBE score transfer, or admission without examination for the standard application fee. The Committee shall notify the applicant of its decision in writing.

(D) Upon the Committee’s approval of the petition for determination on foreign education, an application for admission may be filed. Applicants for admission by examination must provide the following directly from the LL.M. degree granting law school no later than 01 July for a July exam and no later than 01 February for a February examination:

(i) Official, final transcript from the LL.M. degree granting law school setting forth the date the degree was conferred and all courses taken; and

(ii) Copies of official course descriptions for all courses taken at the LL.M. degree granting school.

ARTICLE III
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Admission by Examination and Admission by Transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination Score Attained in Another Jurisdiction

Art. III-1. (A)
The application to take the bar examination and for admission to the
bar (for which the official forms obtainable from the administrative
director must be used) shall be filed between 01 March and 30 April
for a July examination and between 01 October and 30 November for a
February examination, together with the fee prescribed by Article X
(1).

(B)
The application for admission by transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score attained in another jurisdiction
(for which the official forms obtainable from the administrative director must be used) shall be filed within 3 years after attaining a
total scaled score of 266 or higher on the UBE taken in another jurisdiction, together with the fee prescribed by Article X (2).
A score is considered to have been attained on the date of the administration of the UBE that resulted in the score. It is the applicant’s
responsibility to ensure that his or her qualifying UBE score is transferred to the administrative director by the National Conference of
Bar Examiners (NCBE). Applicants shall submit official transcripts of undergraduate and legal education sufficient to satisfy the committee
that the applicant’s educational qualifications meet the requirements of Section 2-8 of the Rules.

(C)
Answers on the
application must be typewritten or prepared by electronic means and
the application to take the bar examination and for admission to the bar must be used only for the examination for which it
is issued.

An application is
considered filed on the day it is RECEIVED, properly completed with
the appropriate fees paid, in the office of the administrative
director.

An applicant who
fails to pass a Connecticut bar examination shall be permitted to
file an application for the next administration of the bar
examination within three weeks of the release of the results of the
prior examination.

Art. III-2. Incidental to an
application for admission to the bar by examination or an application for admission by UBE score transfer, each applicant
shall be required to file the following supporting documents as
appropriate:

(A) Certified
copies of driving record and accident history.

(B) Certificates of
good standing from all courts (state and federal, except the U.S.
Supreme Court) before which the applicant is admitted to practice.

(C) A copy of each
application for admission to the bar and/or for admission to every
bar examination submitted by the applicant in any jurisdiction other
than Connecticut.

(D) Any other
information requested by the examining committee.

All supporting
documents required by this Article should be filed concurrently with
the application.

Art. III-3. An applicant who
withdraws his or her application to take the bar examination at
least 30 days prior to the examination shall be entitled to a
fee credit of $125. Withdrawals for medical reasons
accompanied by a doctor's certificate shall be entitled to a fee
credit of $125 if received within ten days after the examination.
Any fee credits to which a withdrawing applicant may be entitled
must be applied toward either of the next two succeeding
examinations. All withdrawals must be in writing, addressed to
the administrative director and are effective on the date received
by the administrative director.

Art. III-4. The
administrative director shall make the applications available to the
chairperson of the standing committee on recommendations in the
appropriate county. The administrative director shall give notice
by publication in the Connecticut Law Journal of the names of the
applicants for the examination. Unless a written objection to an
applicant is received by the appropriate standing committee on
recommendations or by the examining committee within 10 days of
publication, or the standing committee does not approve an
applicant, the report of the standing committee shall be submitted
to the county clerk without a meeting of the county bar. In the
event that an objection shall be made to any applicant or the
standing committee does not approve an applicant there shall be a
hearing by the standing committee which shall make a special report
on such applicant to be presented to a meeting of the bar of the
county at which meeting said bar shall approve or disapprove such
applicant.

Art. III-5. The
administrative director shall retain the applications for not more
than five (5) years and shall thereafter transmit them to the state
library for permanent storage.

Art. III-6.

(a) No person
who has been disbarred from the practice of law in any jurisdiction,
or who is a party to pending disbarment proceedings in any
jurisdiction, or who has resigned from the bar pending disciplinary
proceedings in any jurisdiction may apply for admission to the
Connecticut bar or to sit for the Connecticut bar examination until
he or she has been readmitted to practice without condition or
restriction in the jurisdiction disbarring or accepting the
resignation of such person or until the pending disbarment
proceedings have been resolved in favor of the applicant.

(b) No person who
has been suspended from the practice of law in any jurisdiction may
apply for admission to the Connecticut bar or sit for the
Connecticut bar examination until the expiration of the period of
suspension in the jurisdiction imposing such suspension.

Art. IV-1. All persons
seeking admission to the practice of law in Connecticut by
examination, by UBE score transfer, or upon motion without examination shall, prior to
being recommended for admission to the bar, produce evidence of
satisfactory completion of the Multistate Professional
Responsibility Examination. The passing score on the Multistate
Professional Responsibility Examination shall be a scaled score of
eighty (80) and must be achieved within four years before or within
one year after the date the applicant files his or her application
for admission to the Connecticut bar.

Art. IV-2. In lieu of the
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination an applicant
may, prior to being recommended for admission to the bar, submit
evidence of satisfactory completion of a course in professional
responsibility/legal ethics offered by a law school approved by the
bar examining committee as part of its regular curriculum. To be
acceptable, the course must be completed with a grade of either "C"
or "Pass" within four years before or within one year after the
date the applicant files his or her application for admission to the
Connecticut bar.

Art. IV-3. In lieu of the requirements set forth in Articles IV-1 and IV-2, an applicant for admission without
examination who is a full-time faculty member or full-time clinical fellow at an accredited Connecticut law school may, prior to being
recommended for admission to the bar, submit evidence of a scaled score of eighty (80) on the Multistate Professional Responsibility
Examination or a grade of either “C” or “Pass” in a course in professional responsibility/legal ethics offered by a law school approved by the
bar examining committee as part of its regular curriculum.

Art. V-1.
The Committee shall hold sessions semi-annually for the examination
in law of applicants for admission to the bar. The examination shall
be held at such place or places within the State of
Connecticut as the Committee may designate, one to be held the last
consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday of February and one to be held the
last consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday of July, in each year. Such
examination shall last two days, with two sessions each day.

Art. V-2.
The examinations shall be in writing. The Committee shall provide
pencils and pens. The Committee may allow an applicant to utilize a
portable electronic device capable of operating the designated
software to answer performance tests and essay questions provided that the
applicant follows the procedure set forth by the Committee for
electing such option. Special circumstances may, with the prior
written approval of the committee, warrant a waiver, in whole or in
part, of the requirements of this Art. V-2.

Art. V-3.
An applicant may be examined at the examination next preceding his
or her eighteenth birthday. If successful and otherwise qualified,
he or she shall be admitted to the bar only upon attaining the age
of eighteen.

Art. V-4.

(a) The examination shall be the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), prepared by the National
Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and comprised of two (2) Multistate Performance Test (MPT) items, six (6) Multistate Essay Examination (MEE)
questions, and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). Applicants may be tested on any subject matter listed by the NCBE as areas of law to be
tested on the UBE.

Art. V-5.

(a)Raw scores earned on the MPT and MEE portions of the examination are combined and scaled to
the MBE to calculate scaled written scores. The written scaled scores and the MBE scaled scores shall be combined to determine UBE total scores,
with the MPT weighted 20%, the MEE weighted 30%, and the MBE weighted 50%. Scaled scores shall be used to assure that the standard used to
measure competence is not affected by the difficulty of the particular test or the ability of the applicants sitting for a particular
examination. A total UBE score of 266 shall be the minimum passing score. An applicant’s scaled MBE score shall be expressed to one decimal
place. An applicant’s total UBE score shall be expressed to the nearest whole number.

Art. V-6. In order to obtain a UBE score,
an applicant must sit for the MPT, the MEE, and the MBE in Connecticut during the same administration of the exam. An applicant may
sit for the MBE in another jurisdiction as a part of the bar
examination of that jurisdiction and transfer that MBE score to
Connecticut for purposes of local admission to the Connecticut bar. Upon election by the applicant prior to the
administration of the examination, the committee will accept an
applicant's concurrent MBE score or the applicant's MBE score
from any of the three administrations of the MBE next preceding the
administration during which the applicant sits for the MPT and MEE in Connecticut. The election to sit for the MBE in
Connecticut, concurrently in another jurisdiction or to use a score
from a prior administration of the MBE must be made in writing on a
form provided by the Committee not less than fourteen (14) days
prior to the date of the examination for which the applicant has
filed his or her application. If the MBE score is from a prior
administration of the MBE, then the applicant must have been
successful on each examination for which the score was originally
achieved. . An applicant who elects to transfer an MBE score from a concurrent
or prior administration of the exam will not obtain a UBE score. (A) An applicant
who elects to use an MBE score as limited above must have a
certificate of that MBE scaled score and of success on each
examination for which the score was originally achieved sent
directly to the administrative director by the other jurisdiction(s)
or the NCBE on a form provided by the administrative director. (B) It shall be the applicant's
responsibility to ensure that the administrative director receives
the certified report of the MBE score and of success on each
examination for which the score was originally achieved in a timely
manner. (C) An applicant's
transferred score on MBE shall be disclosed to him or her unless
the transferring jurisdiction directs otherwise.
(D) Scores on the MPT and MEE are not transferrable.
(E) An applicant taking the bar examination in Connecticut may
request the certification of an MBE score earned in Connecticut to
another jurisdiction. An applicant requesting certification of an
MBE score earned in Connecticut to another jurisdiction must direct
such request to the Committee’s Administrative Office on a form
provided by the Committee and pay the fee prescribed in Article X
(9).Art.
V-7. (a) In order for the examination to be graded when
sitting for the MBE in Connecticut or concurrently in another
jurisdiction, the applicant must attend both the MPT and MEE sessions at
the designated location in Connecticut and both sessions of the MBE
either in Connecticut orconcurrently in another jurisdiction as
designated in his or her Connecticut application or in a timely
amendment thereto filed in accordance with Article V-6. Any
applicant who does not attend all four sessions of the examination
will be deemed withdrawn from the examination and will not receive
examination results. (b) In order
for the examination to be graded when using an MBE score from a
previous administration, the applicant must attend both the MPT and MEE sessions at the designated location in Connecticut. Any applicant who
does not attend both sessions of the MPT and MEE will be deemed withdrawn
from the examination and will not receive examination results. (c) Except in extraordinary
circumstances, applicants must remain in the examination room for
the first hour of the examination.
(d) No applicant will be admitted to the examination more than 1
hour after the examination session begins. An applicant who fails to
appear for one session of the examination shall not be admitted to a
later session. Any applicant who is not present for both sessions of
the MPT and MEE will not be permitted to take the MBE in Connecticut on the
following day.

Art. V-9. The
committee shall meet at such time and place as may be fixed by the
chairperson to determine the results of the examination and
announce the names of the applicants recommended for admission to
the bar. The administrative director shall certify to the clerk of
the superior court for each county the names of the applicants who
are recommended for admission to the bar and shall likewise notify
the Office of the Chief Court Administrator which shall notify the
press. Such certification shall expire after one hundred eighty
(180) days.

Art. V-10. Each
applicant recommended for admission to the bar shall (unless
specially excused by the clerk of the superior court) present
himself or herself for admission as an attorney at a session of the
superior court to be held in the county in which such applicant
seeks admission or in such other place or places, on such date and
at such hour as shall be prescribed by the committee.

Upon a showing of
due excuse, the clerk of the superior court may arrange for the
presentation for admission of an applicant at a session of the
superior court to be held at another time and place to be fixed by
the clerk.

Art. V-11. The
administrative director shall notify each applicant of his or her
results on the examination. Notification to an applicant who fails
to pass the examination shall include a statement of the
applicant's scores on the examination and such other examination
information as the committee shall from time to time determine.

Art. VI-1. PURPOSE. The purpose of character and
fitness screening before admission to the bar is the protection of
the public and the system of justice. The public interest requires
that the public be secure in its expectation that those who are
admitted to the bar are, at the time of admission, worthy of the
trust and confidence clients may reasonably place in their
attorneys.

Art. VI-2. STANDARD
OF CHARACTER AND FITNESS. A lawyer should be one whose record of
conduct justifies the trust of clients, adversaries, courts and
others with respect to professional duties owed to them. A record
manifesting a significant deficiency in the honesty,
trustworthiness, diligence or reliability of an applicant may
constitute a basis for denial of admission. Conduct that is merely
socially unacceptable or the physical disability of the applicant
is not relevant to character and fitness for law practice and will
not be considered.

Art. VI-3. BURDEN
OF PROOF. The applicant bears the burden of proving his or her good
moral character and fitness to practice law by clear and convincing
evidence.

Art. VI-4. GOOD
MORAL CHARACTER AND FITNESS TO PRACTICE LAW. The concept of "good
moral character and fitness to practice law" necessarily reflects
the mores of the community as well as an estimate of the
individual. The determination of present good moral character and
fitness is made at the time of admission. In considering good moral
character and fitness the Committee will attempt to view the
applicant as a whole person and take into account the applicant's
entire life history rather than limit its view to isolated events
in his/her life. The Committee's inquiry into an applicant's
character and fitness emphasizes honesty, fairness and respect for
the rights of others and for the law in general. There are no
specific incidents, transgressions or misconduct which will result
in disqualification. However, certain conduct indicates a lack of
good moral character and/or fitness to practice law (See Art. VI-11
below).

Art. VI-5.
PROCEDURES.

a) The applicant shall be given the opportunity to
demonstrate present good moral character and fitness despite
particular past conduct.

b) When the
Committee has information weighing against a determination of good
moral character and fitness:

i) The applicant
shall be notified of the information, and

ii) The applicant
shall be provided the opportunity to submit such material as the
applicant deems appropriate.

c) When an
applicant's past conduct raises a question as to his/her character
and fitness, the Committee will take into consideration the
following:

i) The number of
incident(s) (offenses); i.e. whether single, sporadic or repeated;

ii) The seriousness
of the incident(s) (offenses) and the degree of moral turpitude
involved;

iii) The time of
commission; e.g. whether recent or remote past;

iv) The age of the
applicant at the time of the incident(s) (offenses);

v) Any mitigating
circumstances;

vi) The opinion of
others about the applicant's moral character and fitness;

vii) Evidence of
rehabilitation;

viii) Activities,
jobs and civil service;

ix) Any other
pertinent information; e.g. degree of remorse.

d) If the applicant
establishes present good moral character and fitness despite past
conduct, the Committee will certify the applicant.

e) i) If the
Committee believes there are matters which indicate a lack of good
moral character and/or fitness, the Committee may refer the file to
the Standing Committee on Recommendations for Admission to the Bar
in the county in which the applicant resides or, if the candidate is
not a resident of Connecticut, to such Standing Committee as the
Committee shall deem appropriate.

ii) The Standing
Committee shall review the file and shall notify the applicant by
certified mail if it determines that an investigative hearing is
necessary. The notice shall provide the date, time and location of
the hearing and shall state in detail the matters to be inquired
into at the hearing and shall advise the applicant that the hearing
shall be recorded and that he or she may be represented by counsel.
The Standing Committee shall report in writing to the Committee
whether it recommends the applicant.

iii) Upon receipt
of the report of the Standing Committee the Committee shall either
adopt the findings or hold a formal hearing on the application. If
the Committee determines that a formal hearing is necessary it
shall prepare written specifications which shall be sent to the
applicant by certified mail. The specifications shall provide the
date, time and location of the hearing and shall state in detail
the matters to be inquired into and the facts, which, if proved,
would form the basis of the committee's determination of lack of
good moral character and/or fitness. The specifications shall advise
the applicant that the hearing shall be recorded and that he or she
may be represented by counsel. However, an applicant may request a
waiver of a formal hearing if the applicant is in agreement with the
terms of the Committee’s recommendation of admission with conditions
as provided in Sections 2-9 and 2-11 of the rules of the Superior
Court.

iv) The formal
hearing shall be conducted before a panel of the Committee
consisting of at least three (3) members appointed by the chairman
which shall have the power to act for the Committee. Following the
conclusion of the formal hearing, the panel shall make its findings
of fact and recommendation for or against the admission of the
applicant. The applicant shall be notified of the findings of fact
and recommendation. If the hearing is not completed within six
months of its commencement through no fault of the committee, the
application shall be deemed to be withdrawn by the applicant. Said
six month period may be extended by the Committee upon good and
sufficient cause shown by the applicant. A request for an extension
must be filed by the applicant not less than thirty (30) days before
the expiration of the six month period.

v) Any applicant
who is dissatisfied with the Committee's recommendation concerning
his or her character and fitness may, within sixty (60) days after
notice of the Committee's recommendation, file with the
administrative director a petition for reconsideration. The petition
must contain new and additional material which the Committee has not
previously considered. Only one such petition for reconsideration
may be filed. Within 60 days of receipt of the petition for
reconsideration, the Committee shall make its findings of fact and
recommendation for or against the admission of the applicant. The
applicant shall be notified of the findings of fact and
recommendation.

Art. VI-6.
CONTINUING CRIMINAL ACTIONS. Factors such as pending incarceration,
probation, the restrictions of parole still in effect or unfulfilled
sentences, while not determinative, will generally be considered to
indicate that the rehabilitation process has not been completed.

Art. VI-7. CONDUCT
IN VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.

Engaging in any
conduct which would have subjected the applicant to discipline if
he/she had already been a member of the bar will weigh strongly
against a determination of good moral character and/or fitness.
Similarly, lack of good standing in a jurisdiction where the
applicant is (or was) admitted to the bar is indicative of a lack of
good moral character and/or fitness.

Art. VI-8. CANDOR
IN THE ADMISSION PROCESS. Lack of candor in responding to questions
posed on the application for admission to the bar in Connecticut (or
elsewhere) or otherwise posed by the Committee or its staff may be
independent grounds for a finding of lack of good moral character
and/or fitness notwithstanding the fact that the underlying
information would not, standing alone, have been grounds for such a
finding. The Committee expects that all applicants will provide a
complete and candid response to its inquiries, whether on the
application or as part of a subsequent inquiry.

Art. VI-9. MENTAL
HEALTH INQUIRY. The Committees questions address recent mental
health and chemical or psychological dependency matters. The purpose
of these questions is to determine the current fitness of an
applicant to practice law. Each applicant is considered on an
individual basis. The mere fact of treatment for mental health
problems or chemical or psychological dependency is not, in and of
itself, a basis on which an applicant is ordinarily denied admission
to the Connecticut bar. The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee
regularly recommends licensing of individuals who have demonstrated
personal responsibility and maturity in dealing with mental health
and chemical or psychological dependency issues. The Committee
encourages applicants who may benefit from treatment to seek it. As
indicated in the Rules, all proceedings conducted pursuant to the
Rules and Regulations are confidential.

On occasion a license may be denied when an applicant's
ability to function is impaired in a manner relevant to the practice
of law at the time that the licensing decision is made, or when an
applicant demonstrates a lack of candor by his or her responses.
Protection of the public that will receive legal services underlies
the licensing responsibilities assigned to the Committee.
Furthermore, each applicant is responsible for demonstrating that he
or she possesses the qualifications necessary to practice law. Your
response may include information as to why, in your opinion or that
of your treatment provider, your condition will not affect your
ability to practice law in a competent and professional manner.

The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee does not, by its
questions, seek information that is characterized as situational
counseling, such as stress counseling, domestic counseling, and
grief counseling. Generally, the Committee does not view these types
of counseling as germane to the issue of whether an applicant is
qualified to practice law.

Art. VI-10.
APPLICATION REVIEW. The Committee establishes the following policies
regarding review and approval of applications for admission:

Art. VI-11. CONDUCT
THAT CREATES A PRESUMPTION OF LACK OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND/OR
FITNESS TO PRACTICE LAW. The following conduct creates a presumption
of and may result, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, in a
finding of lack of good moral character and/or fitness to practice
law:

i) Conviction of a
felony

ii) Course of
conduct evidencing disregard for the law and the rights of others

iii) Fraudulent
conduct, which shall include, but not be limited to plagiarism and
other forms of academic misconduct

iv) False, misleading or incomplete disclosure on
application for admission to the bar in Connecticut or elsewhere

v) Significant
financial problems evidencing fiscal mismanagement

vi) Suspension or
disbarment in another jurisdiction

vii) Revocation or
suspension of another license or governmental authorization to
conduct a profession, trade or business

viii) Substance
abuse not under control

Art. VI-12.
REAPPLICATION AFTER DENIAL. An applicant who is denied admission to
the bar for lack of good moral character and/or fitness shall not be
permitted to reapply within two years of denial; the denial may
specify a longer period of time. A bar examination applicant so denied shall be
required to retake and pass the bar examination. A motion applicant so
denied shall be required to either reapply for admission without examination
if qualified or apply, sit for and pass the bar examination.

Art. VI-13. TIME
LIMITATION ON ADMISSION. A bar examination applicant recommended by the Committee,
but not admitted to the bar within five years of the date of such
recommendation shall be required to retake and pass the bar
examination. A motion applicant recommended by the Committee, but not
admitted to the bar within five years of the date of such recommendation,
shall be required to either reapply for admission without examination if
qualified or apply, sit for and pass the bar examination.

Art. VI-14. CHEATING AND OTHER DISHONEST CONDUCT.

(a) If it shall appear to the Committee that there is credible
evidence which would establish that an applicant has:

(1) either by omission or commission falsified the application or
proofs required for admission to the bar examination or
misrepresented the applicant’s eligibility to sit for the bar
examination;

(2) either by omission or commission falsified the proofs required
for admission to practice with or without examination;

(3) either by omission or commission falsified documentation
submitted in support of a request for test accommodations under Art.
I-4 or secured such documentation under false pretenses;

(5) broken the seal on the question book, opened the question
booklet, or reviewed the questions in the question book prior to the
announcement that the examination has begun, or otherwise violated
any of the oral or written instructions given in connection with the
administration of the bar examination;

(6) possessed in any manner, reviewed and/or utilized any
unauthorized notes, books, recordings, electronically retrievable
data or other unauthorized materials during the bar examination, or
secreted such materials for such use;

(7) written or designated any answers to questions on the bar
examination prior to the announcement of the beginning of the
examination session or written or designated any answers or other
information on an answer sheet or booklet after the announcement of
the conclusion of the session;

(8) sought, obtained or used answers or information from or given
answers or information to another applicant or any other person
during the bar examination;

(9) removed any examination materials or notes made during the
examination from the examination room;

(10) memorized questions for the purpose of reporting and/or
reported the substance of questions to any person or entity engaged
in, or affiliated with any person or entity engaged in, the
preparation of applicants to take the bar examination or otherwise
violated the copyright protection afforded to bar examination
materials;

(11) engaged in fraud, dishonesty or other misconduct in connection
with an application to or the administration of the Multistate
Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) or to a bar
examination of any other jurisdiction;

(12) sat for the bar examination without having a bona fide
intention to seek admission to practice law in the State of
Connecticut; or

(13) compromised or disrupted the process for admission to or
administration of the bar examination;

the Committee shall serve written charges on such applicant by mail
at the last address provided to the Committee by the applicant,
stating with particularity the facts upon which such charges are
based. The applicant’s examination results shall be withheld pending
the determination of the charges by the Committee.

(b) The applicant, no later than 30 days after the service of
charges shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Office of
the Committee an answer, signed under oath, to such charges. Such
answer shall identify with specificity the charges disputed by the
applicant, who shall set forth any evidence which can be adduced by
the applicant in contradiction of such charges. The applicant may
include in such written answer a request that the Committee hold a
hearing.

(c) In the event such applicant does not submit an answer signed
under oath as provided in Subsection (b), the Committee shall deem
the facts set forth in the written charges to be true.

(d) In the event such applicant does not request a hearing, and the
Committee does not on its own motion determine to conduct a hearing,
theCommittee shall make a
determination based on the evidence submitted. For all matters
presented to the Committee, the rules of evidence shall be as in
other administrative hearings as set forth in the Uniform
Administrative Procedure Act. The Committee shall have the burden
of proof by the preponderance of the evidence. If a hearing is
held, the constitution of the panel hearing the matter shall be in
accordance with Art. VI-5 (iv).

(e) If the applicant shall request a hearing, or if the Committee,
on its own motion, determines to conduct a hearing, the Committee
shall set a date for a hearing by the Committee or by three or more
members of the Committee, who shall make a report and recommendation
to the full Committee which shall render a written decision.
Reasonable notice of the hearing shall be provided to the applicant.

(f) If the applicant shall be found guilty by reason of:

(1) applicant’s admission that such charges are true, in whole or in
part; or

(2) applicant’s default in answering the written charges, in whole
or in part; or

(3) determination of the Committee, after a hearing, or where no
hearing was conducted, after the Committee’s review of the evidence
submitted, such determination shall be set forth in the Committee’s
written decision and one or more of the following penalties, and any
other penalty which the Committee may deem appropriate, may be
imposed:

(i) nullification of the examination taken or the application made
by such applicant;

(ii) disqualification of the applicant from taking the Connecticut
Bar Examination or applying for admission on motion for a period of
five years from the date of such admission or determination, unless
the Committee articulates reasons for a lesser period of time;

(iii) invalidation or striking of one or more answers of the
examination taken by such applicant, or the reduction of applicant’s
final score by one or more points; and/or

(iv) transmission of a written report of the matter to the bar
admission authority and/or disciplinary authority in every
jurisdiction of the United States and, where applicable, to any
foreign jurisdiction deemed appropriate by the Committee.

(g) The Committee shall notify the applicant of its decision in
writing as soon as practicable.

(h) The applicant shall be entitled to be represented and advised by
counsel, at his or her own expense, at every stage of the
proceeding. Any person who voluntarily appears or who is compelled
to attend, and submit proof or testimony, at any hearing held
pursuant to Subsection (e) of this Part shall be entitled to be
represented and advised by counsel, at his or her own expense.

Art. VII-1. The
application for admission on motion under Section 2-13 of the rules
shall be made upon the official form obtainable from the
administrative director, which forms shall be filed with the
administrative director.

Art. VII-2.
Attached to said application for admission on motion shall be
official transcripts of undergraduate and legal education
sufficient to satisfy the committee that the applicant's educational
qualifications meet the requirements of Section 2-13 of the Rules.

Art. VII-3. Applicants for admission on motion shall submit satisfactory proof
of compliance with the professional responsibility requirement
sufficient to satisfy Article IV of these regulations and Section
2-13 of the Rules.

Art. VII-4. There
shall be a subcommittee on applications for admission to the
Connecticut bar on motion pursuant to Rules of Practice, Sec.
2-13, which subcommittee shall have the duty and authority to
consider and act upon all applications on motion insofar as such
applications require a determination as to whether at least one
jurisdiction of which the applicant is a member of the bar would
admit a member of the bar of the State of Connecticut to its bar
without examination under provisions similar to those set forth in
Rules of Practice, Sec. 2-13.

All applicants will
be required to satisfy the subcommittee as to compliance with Rules
of Practice, Sec. 2-13, as set forth above. Upon written request of
an applicant for such determination prior to requesting application
materials and paying the fee therefore, the subcommittee shall make
such investigation and inquiry as it shall deem appropriate and
shall advise such applicant in writing thereof.

Any applicant
dissatisfied with the decision of the subcommittee may request a
hearing by the subcommittee for the purpose of setting forth other
or additional information relating thereto.

Art. VIII-1.
The application for registration as authorized house counsel under
Section 2-15A of the rules shall be made upon the official form
obtainable from the administrative director, which form shall be
filed with the administrative director.

Art. VIII-2.
Attached to said application for registration as authorized house
counsel shall be official transcripts of legal education sufficient
to satisfy the committee that the applicant's educational
qualifications meet the requirements of Section 2-8 of the Rules.

Art. VIII-3.
Applicants for registration as authorized house counsel shall submit
such documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section
2-15A(d) including:

(1) a sworn statement that the applicant has read the Connecticut
Rules of Professional Conduct and Chapter 2 of the superior court
rules and will abide by them;

(2) a sworn statement that the applicant submits to the jurisdiction
of the statewide grievance committee and the superior court and
authorizes the notification to and/or from the jurisdiction(s) in
which the applicant is licensed to practice law regarding any
disciplinary actions against the applicant;

(3) a sworn statement of all jurisdictions in which the applicant is
now or has ever been licensed to practice law;

(4) a sworn statement disclosing all disciplinary actions against
the applicant;

(5) the required certification from the applicant’s employer;

(6) the required affidavits from two Connecticut attorneys.

Art. VIII-4 A.
There shall be a subcommittee on applications for registration as
authorized house counsel pursuant to Rules of Practice, Sec. 2-15A,
which subcommittee shall have the authority to consider and act upon
all applications for registration as authorized house counsel which
subcommittee shall have the power to act for the Committee.

B. All applicants will be required to satisfy the subcommittee as to
compliance with Rules of Practice, Sec. 2-15A.

C. The subcommittee may, in its discretion, require any applicant
for registration as an authorized house counsel to obtain a
background investigation report from the National Conference of Bar
Examiners.

Art. IX-1.
Failure to file any required document in a timely manner may result
in a delay in or a denial of the applicant's admission to the bar.
Any application not completed within one year of its filing shall be
deemed to be withdrawn by the applicant. This one year period may be
extended by the committee upon good cause shown by the applicant.
Any request for extension must be filed by the applicant not less
than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the one year period.

Art. IX-2.
Any application not completed within nine (9) months of its filing must be updated by
submission of a Supplemental Affidavit Updating Original Application (on a form to be
designated by the administrative director). Failure to submit a Supplemental Affidavit
Updating Original Application will render an application incomplete.

Art. IX-3.
If an application remains pending before the Committee for character and fitness review for six (6) months from the
date of the notice of such review, the applicant shall submit a Supplemental Affidavit Updating Original Application
(on a form to be designated by the administrative director). Any application for which a Supplemental Affidavit Updating
Original Application is not submitted within three (3) months thereafter shall be deemed withdrawn by the applicant.
This three (3) month period may be extended by the Committee upon good cause shown by the applicant. Any request for
extension must be filed by the applicant not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the three (3) month
period.